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host: of first call comes from lynchburg, virginia. caller: good morning. i would like to make a statement. i am noticing that mark potok and a lot of these lower-level interest groups would prefer to identify the kirch -- the christians and the extremists on the right side, but i hope that your organization works as well try to stop groups like greenpeace and extreme islamic organizations. people that are anti-emigrants, you are for -- you are against people that come into this country illegally. country illegally. there is not much of an extreme left. our focus has been on the radical right groups. our focus is around the 14th amendment. the said, we have covered a bit of the extreme left that really does exist, and that is the terrorists -- ego terrorists -- eco terrorists. the animal liberation front, the earth liberation front, we have written a lot about those groups. they have increased in violent
host: of first call comes from lynchburg, virginia. caller: good morning. i would like to make a statement. i am noticing that mark potok and a lot of these lower-level interest groups would prefer to identify the kirch -- the christians and the extremists on the right side, but i hope that your organization works as well try to stop groups like greenpeace and extreme islamic organizations. people that are anti-emigrants, you are for -- you are against people that come into this country...
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. >>> setback at that west virginia mine. rescue crews got inside, but now the quality of air has become too dangerous and crews are being pulled out. what happens next. >>> tiger woods, it's just a few hours away from teeing off the masters, but before his first drive, a haunting new ad is creating a lot of buzz. it featuring the voice of his voice. >> you'll find out what thinking was, i want to find out what your feelings are, and did you learn anything? >> advertising guru donny deutsch will join me to talk about this ad. what does donny, think and what are people on the blog saying about it? this is a hot topic today. >>> we saturday off with a diplomat from the middle east as he caused a bomb scare aboard a united airlines flight last nichlt federal marshals confronted the man, a diplomat from qatar, after he emerged from the bathroom smelling of smoke. smoked a cigarette and tried to cover it up, and then reportedly made a flippant comment to light his shoes. that was enough for the marshals to apprehend him. two fight
. >>> setback at that west virginia mine. rescue crews got inside, but now the quality of air has become too dangerous and crews are being pulled out. what happens next. >>> tiger woods, it's just a few hours away from teeing off the masters, but before his first drive, a haunting new ad is creating a lot of buzz. it featuring the voice of his voice. >> you'll find out what thinking was, i want to find out what your feelings are, and did you learn anything? >>...
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our national correspondent jim axelrod is in mont coal, west virginia. and, jim, how serious is this setback? >> reporter: with slim hope growing only slimmer, katie, and frustration rising, the rescue teams are now preparing to head back into the mine, in sometime in the next few hours and resume their search for the four missing miners. for the family and friends of four missing miners in west virginia, there is little left to do but hold hands and pray. >> we still have four men underground that i know that the god lord savior can reach out and touch them. >> reporter: just before 5:00 this morning, four teams, each with eight rescue workers, entered the mine. four hours later, they had traveled three miles by rail, another mile or so on four-wheel all-terrain vehicles, then walked to within a half mile of their target, a safe room thought to be the most likely place where the missing miners could still be alive. >> if we have any hope of survival and they're in the rescue chamber, they're still okay. that's-- i mean, that's the sliver of hope we have
our national correspondent jim axelrod is in mont coal, west virginia. and, jim, how serious is this setback? >> reporter: with slim hope growing only slimmer, katie, and frustration rising, the rescue teams are now preparing to head back into the mine, in sometime in the next few hours and resume their search for the four missing miners. for the family and friends of four missing miners in west virginia, there is little left to do but hold hands and pray. >> we still have four men...
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this noon hour in the east with a dramatic development in the search for the trapped miners in west virginia. a few hours ago, rescue crews were forced to evacuate because of the air quality and officials feared another toxic explosion. right now, crews are drilling a hole into the mine shaft in hopes of clearing out the toxic gases. zpl this is the setback. the worst of our three options from a rescue attempt, but it's still valid because if someone's alive, thai they're in the chamber. >> let's get to brian mooar. how long do they think they're going to have to pull the rescuers out before they can get back in? >> reporter: it's going take hours. the word that the air quality inside the mine the brought down to the nonexplosive level they need. for the families, of course, this long, anguishing wait is dragging out longer. they're hanging on to this sliver of hope that the four lost miners might be alive. but officials here are being very clear about that, that there are long odds, there have been from the beginning and they can't risk the lives of these rescue crews to go in and work thei
this noon hour in the east with a dramatic development in the search for the trapped miners in west virginia. a few hours ago, rescue crews were forced to evacuate because of the air quality and officials feared another toxic explosion. right now, crews are drilling a hole into the mine shaft in hopes of clearing out the toxic gases. zpl this is the setback. the worst of our three options from a rescue attempt, but it's still valid because if someone's alive, thai they're in the chamber....
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>> virginia had been the capital of confederacy. >> confederacy history month in virginia. wasn't slaver worth a mention? >> slavery was the controlling and central issue and i don't know anyone with historical creance -- credence would differ with that? >> the united states has used nuclear-weapons only twice, against her were she not and nagasaki toward the end of world war ii. afterwards japan surrendered. once we have the bomb the soviets wanted one and the nuclear arms race was on. president obama announced he is reworking america's nuclear strategy, scaling back the role of nuclear weapons in the nation's defense and putting limits on when they can be used. in prague the president and his russian counterpart signed an agreement to cut their nuclear weapons by one-third over the next seven years. president obama is pledging not to go nuclear against countries will abide by the nuclear non- proliferation treaty if it -- even if they attack the u.s. with chemical or biological weapons. the president's critics say he is weakening our defense posture per posture. you agree
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all right, the 25: miners that got blown up in the west virginia, -- the 25 coal miners to got blown up -- the very reason that they got some authority in coal mining is this -- they are on union there. if that would have been a union mind, the union would have had safety inspectors and they could have shut it down until they fixed the violation. host: and we will leave it there. we're talking about the obama administration. are they taking the right approach to nuclear arms policy? we will continue that discussion. this is the "usa today" -- here it says that the czechs are torn over the u.s. nuclear treaty with russia. as obama returns, czechs differ over whether his conciliatory dialogue with their former occupier is dangerously naive or appreciabla praiseworthy step td global security. the article goes on to say that the russian president tried unsuccessfully to get limits placed on the u.s. strategic missile defense in the treaty. the line for independents, not seville, tennessee. good morning. -- knoxville, tennessee. caller: yes, i believe obama has done a very good job. on th
all right, the 25: miners that got blown up in the west virginia, -- the 25 coal miners to got blown up -- the very reason that they got some authority in coal mining is this -- they are on union there. if that would have been a union mind, the union would have had safety inspectors and they could have shut it down until they fixed the violation. host: and we will leave it there. we're talking about the obama administration. are they taking the right approach to nuclear arms policy? we will...
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steve centanni leads our coverage in west virginia. steve, what are you learning this morning there? >> well, the most heartbreaking part of the story is of course the families, as you just heard. we talked to several of them just a few minute the ago, one woman whose father was in the mine for many years, was just about to retire, would have reached retirement age in a matter of months and was looking forward to traveling, another woman whose brother was in the mine and still hasn't heard from the mine company, massey energy corporation. a couple of the family members saying they were not notified one way or the other about the fate of their loved ones, and they're still waiting to hear. that could be because of the confusion about which four people might still be alive. there are four people unaccounted for, 25 confirmed dead, but four people unaccounted for, which could mean they're still alive, which could be the reason that the coal company has not notified some of the families definitively. but there is this shred of hope. some o
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and virginia. this area is very particular. and all the right thing about eagle creek were about the springs and the fishing and the waters and the hills. and the last report showed there had been so many discharges from the negative that every stream, every creak has no longer a quiet life and all the streams have dried up and if you want to hike along the wilderness act from eagle mountain over to the garden of the gods they thought it worked in colorado so they created the garden of the gods of southern illinois it is a beautiful part of the national forest but you have to pack in your own water now. because the companies have killed the hidden mortars and there is no more moonshine and no more people. the abuse of the land has gone hand-in-hand and we have lost thousands upon thousands of acres of land but also bought only a few heil farm land productive land that has never been put back into any kind of economic productivity. but an appellate judge, less than 3% of all homeland destroyed by mo
and virginia. this area is very particular. and all the right thing about eagle creek were about the springs and the fishing and the waters and the hills. and the last report showed there had been so many discharges from the negative that every stream, every creak has no longer a quiet life and all the streams have dried up and if you want to hike along the wilderness act from eagle mountain over to the garden of the gods they thought it worked in colorado so they created the garden of the gods...
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host: we will go next to arlington, virginia, independent line. lisa, good morning. caller: i am baffled how the american public is so fun and ford. this really has nothing to do with content. it is meant to cut -- protect the consumer. what is getting ready to happen is they are going to start charging lavrov customers who don't have a lot of traffic more than they would -- will customers on the block traffic more than the inner city and fcc wants to get a handle of that and if you want to look up a science project and you want to go to -- to a certain side, it will cost $9.95. that is what net neutrality means and the fcc wants to regulate it so everybody can get the same information at the same time. it is really shocking to me how and inform the american people are. it could tell me why you are so informed? caller: i looked it up on the internet while this was going on. it is not about regulating content. they want to make sure that everybody gets access to the same information at the same time. it is very simple. it has nothing to do with freedom of speech. it i
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. >>> we turn to our coverage in west virginia and a bad setback for the families of four trapped miners. rescue teams went in just before 5:00 a.m. but they were turned back. our own tom costello is in naoma this evening with the very latest there. tom? >> reporter: good evening. they have been ventilating this mine around the clock, taking air samples every 15 minutes. they believe that those poisonous gas levels inside the mine are starting to drop again and hope to send the rescue teams back in some time this evening. with low clouds and rain moving in, four eight-man rescue teams ventured 4.5 miles into the mountain. after four hours, explosive gas levels in the mine started rising and commanders ordered them out. for rescuers, concern for fellow miners, total frustration. >> you can imagine hauling equipment for a long distance, getting out there, getting exactly where you need to be and then having to double-time back out because you find yourself in harm's way. >> reporter: experts continue to say the four missing miners could have only survived if they made it to one of two resc
. >>> we turn to our coverage in west virginia and a bad setback for the families of four trapped miners. rescue teams went in just before 5:00 a.m. but they were turned back. our own tom costello is in naoma this evening with the very latest there. tom? >> reporter: good evening. they have been ventilating this mine around the clock, taking air samples every 15 minutes. they believe that those poisonous gas levels inside the mine are starting to drop again and hope to send the...
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they ran away with a 21-point blowout win over west virginia. the championship game is tomorrow night. my bracket, looking pretty decent over now. i have kansas over kentucky in the finals. >> awesome! >> butler's like, this is easy. all we have to do is beat duke and we should be set. >> what a homecoming cinderella story. >> you love that. the underdog. yes, yes. >> janice huff is here with a check of the weather. how are you doing? >> i'm doing great, jenna. a big crowd on the plaza. it's a little on the cool side. a nice, lively crowd in town for the weekend. let's check on the weather and see what's happening. we have a big storm on the west coast. it's nice in the east. that storm will bring rain and heavy snow from seattle all of the way down to the sierra, expecting two feet of snow in the sierra over the next 24 hours and plenty of rain for san francisco, l.a., portland and seattle. in the meantime we have severe weather that will break out along parts of missouri today into st. louis and also portions of centra illinois. in the northwe
they ran away with a 21-point blowout win over west virginia. the championship game is tomorrow night. my bracket, looking pretty decent over now. i have kansas over kentucky in the finals. >> awesome! >> butler's like, this is easy. all we have to do is beat duke and we should be set. >> what a homecoming cinderella story. >> you love that. the underdog. yes, yes. >> janice huff is here with a check of the weather. how are you doing? >> i'm doing great,...
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i love west virginia. i want to stay here. i think that's one of the reasons that people continue to go underground. >> lehrer: do you agree with that, ellen? >> i don't totally agree with that. i think that the majority of the mines in this country work safe every single day. the bottom line is the majority of miners go home safe to their families everyday. and i just don't buy the argument that ... is it risky? yeah, there's a lot of jobs that are risky. farming, the agricultural industry is risky. but we see mines day in and day out with safe operations and guys go home and the women go home to their families every day. >> lehrer: all right. ellen, frank, thank you both very much. >> thank you. >> ifill: still to come on >> ifill: still to come on the newshour, limiting the use of nuclear weapons; big banks versus small banks; and the deadly bomb blasts in iraq. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman in our newsroom. >> holman: the afghan military reported a new offensive killed 27 taliban militants today
i love west virginia. i want to stay here. i think that's one of the reasons that people continue to go underground. >> lehrer: do you agree with that, ellen? >> i don't totally agree with that. i think that the majority of the mines in this country work safe every single day. the bottom line is the majority of miners go home safe to their families everyday. and i just don't buy the argument that ... is it risky? yeah, there's a lot of jobs that are risky. farming, the agricultural...
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john roberts in west virginia. thanks so much. >>> stick with us because we'll bring you the latest developments as soon as they happen out of west virginia. we'll figure out what's going to happen in this news briefing that will take place in about 25 minutes and hopefully we'll get answers to how crews can get into one specific area where those four remaining miners might be. >>> desperate times call for desperate measures. that's the story in los angeles this week where the mayor is pushing for a three-day workweek for city employees. that's right. three days. a five-day weekend sounds pretty cool, right? unless you want to go to a library or city park. they'll be closed. >> i am asking the ceao to develop a plan to shut down all general-funded city services with the exception of public safety and revenue-generating positions for two days per week beginning the week of april 12th. >> now, apparently public safety is off limits like police and fire departments and bernard parks is actually a former police chief t
john roberts in west virginia. thanks so much. >>> stick with us because we'll bring you the latest developments as soon as they happen out of west virginia. we'll figure out what's going to happen in this news briefing that will take place in about 25 minutes and hopefully we'll get answers to how crews can get into one specific area where those four remaining miners might be. >>> desperate times call for desperate measures. that's the story in los angeles this week where the...
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search crews went inside a west virginia coal mine today to recover the bodies of the last nine miners from last week's deadly explosion. 29 men were killed. a team of federal investigators also was scheduled to arrive today, to begin work on what caused the blast. a new debt assistance deal for greece won a favorable response on world markets today. on sunday, european leaders agreed to lend the greek government up to $40 billion if it's needed. the international monetary fund would contribute another $13 billion. the move eased fears that greece could default on its debt. on wall street, the dow jones industrial average gained eight points, closing above 11,000 for the first time since september of 2008. the nasdaq rose more than three points to close near 2458. the 2010 pulitzer prizes were announced today. the "washington post" led the way with four awards. the "herald courier" of bristol, virginia, with only seven reporters, took the public service prize for stories on mismanaged natural gas royalties. and "pro publica" shared an award for investigative reporting, a first for an o
search crews went inside a west virginia coal mine today to recover the bodies of the last nine miners from last week's deadly explosion. 29 men were killed. a team of federal investigators also was scheduled to arrive today, to begin work on what caused the blast. a new debt assistance deal for greece won a favorable response on world markets today. on sunday, european leaders agreed to lend the greek government up to $40 billion if it's needed. the international monetary fund would contribute...
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rescue efforts put on hold for those missing miners in west virginia. a security scare at los angeles international. flights delayed after a man takes his bag before it can be checked by security. it turns out nothing was inside that was dangerous. a horrifying mudslide in brazil. look at that. 200 people have been buried and likely killed. just awful. more on one of our top stories. we are learning more about a controversial video released by the left wing web site wikileaks. this site claims this classified u.s. military video shows u.s. troops intentionally gunning down innocent iraqi civilians. the web site calls it murder. we dug deeper. we slowed the video down and took a closer look. we found one man in the crowd carrying an ak-47. swinging the weapon around. there you see we add a highlight so you can see it better. wikileaks ignoring this shot. and another man holding a grenade launcher. that's our spot shadow on it. the web site singles outs the unarmed journalists who were killed. but why wouldn't these armed men be highlighted? would that no
rescue efforts put on hold for those missing miners in west virginia. a security scare at los angeles international. flights delayed after a man takes his bag before it can be checked by security. it turns out nothing was inside that was dangerous. a horrifying mudslide in brazil. look at that. 200 people have been buried and likely killed. just awful. more on one of our top stories. we are learning more about a controversial video released by the left wing web site wikileaks. this site claims...
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set-back for rescue crew at the site of the west virginia mine disaster. the u.s. and russia sign a major arms treaty. much of the talk is about another country. live from our studio in washington, this is "special report." good evening, i'm chris wallace in for bret baier. diplomat from qatar is a free man tonight after allegedly inciting a major security incident aboard an airliner bound for denver. national correspondent catherine herridge is here with a story that has been developing all day. good evening. >> reporter: thank you, chris. sources tell fox news they believe the young diplomat who sparked a major security alert last night was on his way to visit a convicted al-qaeda agent doing time in colorado. this is consistent with the statement from the qatar embassy in washington, that the diplomat was on official business, the kind of business embassies arrange for their citizens jailed in foreign countries. the convicted al-qaeda member is amari, a citizen of qatar who pleaded guilty to providi providing material to terrorist organization. he is serving eig
set-back for rescue crew at the site of the west virginia mine disaster. the u.s. and russia sign a major arms treaty. much of the talk is about another country. live from our studio in washington, this is "special report." good evening, i'm chris wallace in for bret baier. diplomat from qatar is a free man tonight after allegedly inciting a major security incident aboard an airliner bound for denver. national correspondent catherine herridge is here with a story that has been...
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bert ely is a banking industry consultant who runs his own firm in northern virginia. and julia gordon is senior policy counsel at the consumer advocacy group, the center for responsible lending. julia gordon, let's start with you. why was it so hard for people whose homes are underwater to get the banks to agree to a lower principal balance? >> it's hard because it's hard for them to get any modification at all to begin with. whether you're underwater or not dealing with mortgage services is exceedingly difficult and many borrowers are struggling with that. but it's particularly difficult because the primary government program targeting this issue right now, the home affordable modification program, does not right now include a principal reduction component. the mortgage services are only doing what they're essentially required to do. they're not really going above and beyond particularly in a situation where not only does this cost the owner of the loan money in many cases but in most cases it costs the servicers some of their own fees. >> suarez: bert, this housing
bert ely is a banking industry consultant who runs his own firm in northern virginia. and julia gordon is senior policy counsel at the consumer advocacy group, the center for responsible lending. julia gordon, let's start with you. why was it so hard for people whose homes are underwater to get the banks to agree to a lower principal balance? >> it's hard because it's hard for them to get any modification at all to begin with. whether you're underwater or not dealing with mortgage...
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diana alvear is in montcoal, west virginia. good morning, diana. >> reporter: vinita and todd, good morning. rescue teams and ambulances are standing by. all they're waiting for is an all-clear when it comes to air quality. the latest air samples taken from the mine are promising. >> we're out of the explosive range. >> reporter: if samples taken from the bottom of the bore hole are a match, rescue teams will deploy, descending five miles down into the mine. >> six teams going underground. two teams advancing, two at the fresh air base, and two teams as backup. >> reporter: the survival of the missing miners depends on one thing -- whether they made to it a refuge chamber. it sits 300 feet to the right of the first bore hole. but the trapped miners can only survive a maximum of 96 hours. massey energy, the owner of the mine, has a long and varied history of safety violations. two were issued the very day of the explosions. >> i'm very confident that the violations that he found in this area do not have anything to do with the e
diana alvear is in montcoal, west virginia. good morning, diana. >> reporter: vinita and todd, good morning. rescue teams and ambulances are standing by. all they're waiting for is an all-clear when it comes to air quality. the latest air samples taken from the mine are promising. >> we're out of the explosive range. >> reporter: if samples taken from the bottom of the bore hole are a match, rescue teams will deploy, descending five miles down into the mine. >> six teams...
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the virginia governor is now apologizing for a mistake in his words, a major omission. >> reporter: virginia is known for its civil war battlefield, its capital, richmond, was the capital of the confederacy, but now a new battle over that legacy. virginia republican governor, bob mcdonnell, has declared april confederate history month. >> i wanted to focus on primarily the -- the role of the confederate veterans. >> reporter: the proclamation reads in part, quote, it is important for all virginians to reflect upon our commonwealth shared history, to understand the sacrifices of the confederate leaders, soldiers and citizens during the period of the civil war. but glaringly absent, any reference of slavery. civil rights advocates accuse the governor of trying to, quote, whitewash history. >> to, you know, not take even a second to acknowledge that the civil war, you know, the main purpose of it, the main reason for the, you know -- for that fire that burned across this country was the south's refusal to let go of slavery, which is a deep and abiding crime against humanity, does suggest that h
the virginia governor is now apologizing for a mistake in his words, a major omission. >> reporter: virginia is known for its civil war battlefield, its capital, richmond, was the capital of the confederacy, but now a new battle over that legacy. virginia republican governor, bob mcdonnell, has declared april confederate history month. >> i wanted to focus on primarily the -- the role of the confederate veterans. >> reporter: the proclamation reads in part, quote, it is...
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jon: steve centanni, montcoal, west virginia, thank you steve. jane: this morning the president is saying he's confident that the united states senate will ratify the new arms reduction treaty with russia. president obama and the president of russia signed that agreement in prague today. mr. obama says this new treaty sets a foundation for even more cuts to come. let's get to our senior white house correspondent major garrett, traveling with the president in prak. ny -- in prague. why is the president so confident? >> the white house has conveniently put together the votes showing 93 votes or more, but pass may not always be -- it's been an a while since they took on the arms race agreement since 1991. there was an agreement in 2002 with putin but that not require ratification and the senate is much different than it was in the early '90s and the white house has conceded this treatment will not be approved or ratified by august of this year, meaning it will have to be debated and voted on in the heat of the election, in november or sometime there
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virginia. our forecast for today, increasing clouds, showers and thunderstorms rolling in, but probably not until late this afternoon and evening. heaviest rains and shower chances coming after 8:00 p.m. this evening. for tomorrow, a lingering shower or two first thing this time tomorrow morning. sunshine breaking out by tomorrow afternoon it will feel cooler than average tomorrow, believe it or not, temperatures will stay in the mid to high 50s that will feel down right cold compared to the back-to-back 90s we've had. it's going to be a toasty one today, jerry. temperatures up into the mid 80s once again. >> chuck, we will be prepared. let's see how we're doing. early morning thursday morning commute getting under way. quiet northbound and southbound right now. as you make the trip on the capital beltway no hangups. let's see how we're doing along 270 southbound there was overnight road work headed out of gaithersburg, they are in the process of picking that up. northbound still working on the
virginia. our forecast for today, increasing clouds, showers and thunderstorms rolling in, but probably not until late this afternoon and evening. heaviest rains and shower chances coming after 8:00 p.m. this evening. for tomorrow, a lingering shower or two first thing this time tomorrow morning. sunshine breaking out by tomorrow afternoon it will feel cooler than average tomorrow, believe it or not, temperatures will stay in the mid to high 50s that will feel down right cold compared to the...
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steve cohen of memphis, congressman cantor of virginia. there is an extraordinary amount of anger and it's beyond anxiety. it's a kind of blind anger. and you know this is where analogies get very complicated but remember what happened on you know stevenson was spit on in dallas. lady bird johnson was jostled. there have been many moments of furry and anger in the country but this feels a little rawer and a little rougher and therefore all the more-- all the more dangerous. and it is not that we've never had conflict. it's not that there is not a legitimate case against the health-care bill. this isn't about that. this is about people who in greater numbers than historians usually can summon right now are actually threatening lawmakers for votes that they made in the congress on a bill that john dingel who has been in the house since 1955 said is to the right of where nixon was. >> right. >> i mean it's still hard for me to understand that it's only about health care it didn't be. i mean what could be so devastating to people about trying
steve cohen of memphis, congressman cantor of virginia. there is an extraordinary amount of anger and it's beyond anxiety. it's a kind of blind anger. and you know this is where analogies get very complicated but remember what happened on you know stevenson was spit on in dallas. lady bird johnson was jostled. there have been many moments of furry and anger in the country but this feels a little rawer and a little rougher and therefore all the more-- all the more dangerous. and it is not that...
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we are going to head back to john in west virginia right now with the governor of west virginia. hey, john. >> reporter: the west virginia governor, joe manchin joins us right now. tell us a little bit about where we are. >> at five until 5:00, we sent four teams in. they are on man trips right now, will go back as far on the rail as we can possibly go. then, they go by foot and carry all their apparatus. they will be more cautious. you never want your rescuers to get ahead of the danger zone and get caught. that's happened in alabama, we lost so many rescuers. we will make sure that doesn't happen. they will be able to assess the damage more accurately than the first time. they are in full rescue mode. that means we are going to go find the four miners. if for any reason we can't get clear back in that 22 section again, where they had to be pulled out before, that's the only chance we have with that one chamber that hasn't been checked. if someone is there, we know they are safe. if they are not, we know our chances are slim. >> the sign they will be looking for immediately is t
we are going to head back to john in west virginia right now with the governor of west virginia. hey, john. >> reporter: the west virginia governor, joe manchin joins us right now. tell us a little bit about where we are. >> at five until 5:00, we sent four teams in. they are on man trips right now, will go back as far on the rail as we can possibly go. then, they go by foot and carry all their apparatus. they will be more cautious. you never want your rescuers to get ahead of the...
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so you have virginia ranked anywhere from first to third. you have georgia tech ranked anywhere from 2nd down to number five by collegiate baseball. you have florida state ranked anywhere from number three to number six. so there are three teams in the five major polls ranked anywhere from first to sixth. beyond that, of course the hurricanes coming into action tonight ranked 15th. >> wicho: you have clemsen up there right around where the hurricanes are ranked throughout the polls. you look at the usa today polls, it has clemsen as high as 10. re timeh inral re bemthineral p awhicome - .. t cham c pl) ' sod b... i the're h me fiit ou ing o do somewitharet ma har do hout but an rn og ou my s it cies, then re-anyt withgare anno ree lif thourettee, ateane a y to out ng. >> jason: and to the orange green and white, the university of miami here, young and old at alex rodriguez park a. the bottom of the 7th inning. it will be harold martinez, three, four, and five in the lineup. just invan grouw out of the bullpen last inning for wake forest. rep
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and western west virginia. moving in our direction and we have rain showers in the forecast. not for the day, but this evening and the overnight hours. showers with some stronger thunderstorms are a possibility. afternoon high is 85 and tomorrow's high is 59. the weekend looks great. >> that's your latest weather. >>> up next, how to look good splashing through the rain. but first, these messages. >>> this morning on "today's style," soggy chic. rainy day shouldn't drench your style. we've come up with the most fashionable gear for april showers. we've gone beyond galoshes here. >> we've gone way beyond the galoshes. it is always your feet that get soaking wet. when i trudge in to the daily candy, i'm like, oh, soaking feet! we found this stuff to make you feel good about the rain. when al says it is going to rain, get excited! these boots are a great brazilian shoe company, melissa. these are designed by the famous vivian westwood. $130. you can find them at sachs. these you want to wear all day. they're very
and western west virginia. moving in our direction and we have rain showers in the forecast. not for the day, but this evening and the overnight hours. showers with some stronger thunderstorms are a possibility. afternoon high is 85 and tomorrow's high is 59. the weekend looks great. >> that's your latest weather. >>> up next, how to look good splashing through the rain. but first, these messages. >>> this morning on "today's style," soggy chic. rainy day...
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that's in west virginia. actually just hours ago they got the all clear that the air inside that mine was safe enough for the rescue mission to begin again. correspondent richard lui joins us this morning with details on the rescue team. they've had to wait days to get down to this area. >> it's been so tough for the families. overnight men on the rescue teams got the order to shave. a mine safety official says rescue officials must get rid of facial hair so the face and mouth masks can fit snugly. >> they're going into areas that may have contaminations of carbon monoxide at levels that are risky which means they have to have their face mask on. as we proceed there will be judgments made about how far they do continue. >> the hope is here, robin, that rescuer also not have to use 30-pound breathing devices, that each one is carrying at the moment, toxic gas levels have also dropped, that's good, but it does include methane, which can be highly explosive. >> i would imagine, too, that this is not exactly like
that's in west virginia. actually just hours ago they got the all clear that the air inside that mine was safe enough for the rescue mission to begin again. correspondent richard lui joins us this morning with details on the rescue team. they've had to wait days to get down to this area. >> it's been so tough for the families. overnight men on the rescue teams got the order to shave. a mine safety official says rescue officials must get rid of facial hair so the face and mouth masks can...
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the gentleman from virginia. mr. connolly: i thank my friend from tennessee for his kind words. and i now am pleased to recognize our colleague and friend from minnesota, ms. mccollum, for four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from minnesota is recognized for four minutes. ms. mccollum: mr. speaker, today i rise to remember the victims of the attack on the alfred p. murrah building in oklahoma city, oklahoma, that killed 160 people. this man viewed the federal government as such a threat it justified mass murder. i applaud my colleague from oklahoma for her resolution because it serves as a reminder that right-wing anti-government extremist groups are on the rise today. only two weeks ago members of the so-called christian militia in michigan were arrested by the f.b.i. for plotting to kill law enforcement officers in the hopes of inciting an anti-government uprising. a national civil rights organization has documented a growing number of hate groups in america, and states, quote, they are driven larg
the gentleman from virginia. mr. connolly: i thank my friend from tennessee for his kind words. and i now am pleased to recognize our colleague and friend from minnesota, ms. mccollum, for four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from minnesota is recognized for four minutes. ms. mccollum: mr. speaker, today i rise to remember the victims of the attack on the alfred p. murrah building in oklahoma city, oklahoma, that killed 160 people. this man viewed the federal government as such...
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then they lost virginia and new jersey -- [cheers and applause] exactly as in 1993 they had lost virginia and new jersey. and i thought, gosh, that would be a signal maybe they should slow down and think about this. and they accelerated. and they wrote this grow teske pair of bills in the house and senate that were utterly incomprehensible, the largest increase in government in our lifetime, absolutely unenforceable and represented a kind of ludicrous big government, big bureaucracy, high-tax, micromanagement washington-centered health system utterly incapable of working. no rational person could believe that the current federal government could implement this. [applause] at the center for health transformation we had published a book last august called "stop paying the crooks." and we thought that was a fairly clear -- [laughter] look, when you talk to guys who have been educateded a columbia and harvard, you try to get the language down to a rhythm that -- and what we said in that book, which we absolutely stand by and the "new york post" d did an article which made it more absurd, we s
then they lost virginia and new jersey -- [cheers and applause] exactly as in 1993 they had lost virginia and new jersey. and i thought, gosh, that would be a signal maybe they should slow down and think about this. and they accelerated. and they wrote this grow teske pair of bills in the house and senate that were utterly incomprehensible, the largest increase in government in our lifetime, absolutely unenforceable and represented a kind of ludicrous big government, big bureaucracy, high-tax,...
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but first, breaking news out of west virginia. the search for four missing miners is on hold once again after recent crew crews who went back in had to be pulled out. jim axelrod is in naoma, west virginia with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. we've just been given an update. apparently those rescue teams went in overnight about quarter to 1:00 this morning. the idea was to check two recent crew chambers. they made it to the first, it was empty. but then more high levels of a potentially explosive mixture of gases and a fire prevented the miners from getting to the second rescue chamber and checking that out before they were pulled out of the mine. rescue workers drilled another hole like this h one, got more air in, and early friday morning, headed back in to the mine. >> ran in to some bad conditions and again had to pull the teams out for their safety. >> reporter: but once again poisonous air forced the rescuers to retreat. as the community begins to gather for a series of wakes and funerals, rescue teams are hoping to p
but first, breaking news out of west virginia. the search for four missing miners is on hold once again after recent crew crews who went back in had to be pulled out. jim axelrod is in naoma, west virginia with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. we've just been given an update. apparently those rescue teams went in overnight about quarter to 1:00 this morning. the idea was to check two recent crew chambers. they made it to the first, it was empty. but then more high levels of a...
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rescuers finally make it inside the mine that exploded in west virginia. will they find the four missing miner sms we'll bring you the latest. >>> tiger woods returns to competitive golf today as nike release as controversial new ad featuring the voice of his late father. >> i want to find out what your feelings are and did you learn anything. >>> and the young man from taiwan who is being called the new susan boyle. ♪ and i will always love you >> meet the enter met sensation early this thursday morning >> meet the enter met sensation early this thursday morning april 8th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning on this spring day from new york. i'm maggie rodriguez. >> i'm harry smith. good morning. it almost sounds like a bad bar joke, right? so a middle east diplomat goes into a restroom at an airplane, lights up a cigarette and comes out and making a joke about a shoe about himmer and what happens next? >> not funny. >> we'll have that report. >>> but first breaking news to report about the west virginia mine disaster. finally rescue workers
rescuers finally make it inside the mine that exploded in west virginia. will they find the four missing miner sms we'll bring you the latest. >>> tiger woods returns to competitive golf today as nike release as controversial new ad featuring the voice of his late father. >> i want to find out what your feelings are and did you learn anything. >>> and the young man from taiwan who is being called the new susan boyle. ♪ and i will always love you >> meet the enter...
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virginia. caller: good morning.. we aught to look at the first stimulus and what it supposed to do and what it ended up doing. we're not the first obama stimulus. we were supposed to have no more than 8% unemployment. i think we should be worried about that and only use money for emergency purposes so, the thing is it's unnecessary to have stimulus every time something goes on or wrong. for anybody that agrees with the democrat side, could you keep race out of the equation for a change. thank you. host: melvin called. the richmond times has a front page article courtesy of the jobless benefit fund is depleted and the state is expected to borrow 1 point 2 billion to pay claims. ferdinando, democratic caller? just make sure you turn down your radio or television. caller: my name is doctor ferdinando and i'm calling, the reason is, we got so many people losing jobs and they're talking about that's not the place for it. we've been in this mess before and everybody blamed the president. i just want to make my comment and
virginia. caller: good morning.. we aught to look at the first stimulus and what it supposed to do and what it ended up doing. we're not the first obama stimulus. we were supposed to have no more than 8% unemployment. i think we should be worried about that and only use money for emergency purposes so, the thing is it's unnecessary to have stimulus every time something goes on or wrong. for anybody that agrees with the democrat side, could you keep race out of the equation for a change. thank...
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you're about to see live pictures right now, actually, out of west virginia. this is where a memorial service will be taking place this hour for the 29 people killed in this month's coal mine explosion. the worst u.s. mine disaster in 40 years. president barack obama is delivering the eulogy. he will be momentarily. we will be joining that jeweulo as it happens roughly about 30 minutes from now and bring that to you live. obviously, the president will also be meeting with family members of those miners who were killed in that explosion. >>> the other major story we're following for you, this hour tornado devastation in the south. mississippi's governor calls it utter obliteration in some places including his hometown. alabama was also hit hard and fast. >> talked to my dad on the phone. he said, son, they say it's coming right downtown. just as he said that, it lightened off in the distance and i could see the wall cloud and see the funnel cloud drop down. i said, dad, it's not -- it is coming through downtown. >> here's what's happening right now as a result
you're about to see live pictures right now, actually, out of west virginia. this is where a memorial service will be taking place this hour for the 29 people killed in this month's coal mine explosion. the worst u.s. mine disaster in 40 years. president barack obama is delivering the eulogy. he will be momentarily. we will be joining that jeweulo as it happens roughly about 30 minutes from now and bring that to you live. obviously, the president will also be meeting with family members of...
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heart break in west virginia, the four missing west virginia coal miners have been found dead deep inside the mine, shattered by a powerful explosion on monday. their debt bringing the total killed by that blast 29, making this the worst u.s. coal mining disaster since 1970. we'll have much more on the developing story in our next news break. back to bulls and bears. >> brenda: buy health insurance or lose the tax refund. the irs boss saying his agency has the power to do it. if you disowe bare the health care law, we've been worrying about these in the law. >> a lot of stuff is coming out after the thing is passed and sure enough. now we find out that the irs is going to be empower today make sure we comply with health insurance, if we don't they can fine you $750 or 2% of the income. if you don't pay they'll take out of the refund and god forbid you don't have a refund and still don't want to pay, put you in jail. this stuff is ridiculous, heavy hand of the law looking over your shoulder. >> brenda: who else to do it, the irs. we are a nation of laws and regulations and that's what sepa
heart break in west virginia, the four missing west virginia coal miners have been found dead deep inside the mine, shattered by a powerful explosion on monday. their debt bringing the total killed by that blast 29, making this the worst u.s. coal mining disaster since 1970. we'll have much more on the developing story in our next news break. back to bulls and bears. >> brenda: buy health insurance or lose the tax refund. the irs boss saying his agency has the power to do it. if you...
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we'll begin with breaking news out of west virginia. rescue workers have once again been forced out of coal mine where four miners are still missing since monday's deadly explosion there. officials say too much smoke and fire to resume that search. they have acknowledged it is unlikely those four missing men are still alive. let's check in with nbc's brian mooar on the ground for us in naoma, west virginia, this morning. i know there was a news conference last hour. bring us up to date. >> reporter: the odds were long from the beginning. they just got a lot longer. rescue workers were forced to high-tail it out of this mine yet again this morning after finding smoke in an area where they were making some progress toward one of these final rescue chambers that they hoped that a couple of these miners might are been able to find shelter. smoke means fire and in a possibly combustible atmosphere, they had to leave. at this point they have gotten out. officials are feverishly drilling in the area of that rescue chamber, hoping to drop a cam
we'll begin with breaking news out of west virginia. rescue workers have once again been forced out of coal mine where four miners are still missing since monday's deadly explosion there. officials say too much smoke and fire to resume that search. they have acknowledged it is unlikely those four missing men are still alive. let's check in with nbc's brian mooar on the ground for us in naoma, west virginia, this morning. i know there was a news conference last hour. bring us up to date....
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. >> next alexander korea virginia liles crouch elementary school. >> hello. >> and we've got a group of girl scouts from the national capital region who have been involved in health and wellness issues. welcome, ladies. >> how about the alliance for a healthier generation. >> good morning. >> and we have a number of student journalists covering this event. >> oh, goodness, the journalists. >> the professionals always in the back. >> watching. >> yes. >> and is there any person who hasn't had a chance to hand? >> make sure you stand up because your parents are watching. >> great. >> you could -- if you could begin by telling us. in the past every first lady has had a special issue. mrs. reagan was worried about drug use by young people. mrs. bush was worried about literacy. how did you come to this issue and why? >> as a mom way before we were anywhere near coming to the white house. you guys know i have these two beautiful little girls malya and sasha. they are not so little now, but i was like a lot of your parents. you know, i worked a job. my husband worked a job. we were very bus
. >> next alexander korea virginia liles crouch elementary school. >> hello. >> and we've got a group of girl scouts from the national capital region who have been involved in health and wellness issues. welcome, ladies. >> how about the alliance for a healthier generation. >> good morning. >> and we have a number of student journalists covering this event. >> oh, goodness, the journalists. >> the professionals always in the back. >>...
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not at the white house, but in virginia. virginia governor mcdonnell signed into law that bars the federal government forcing virginians to buy health insurance. he on the record about his state's battle against the federal government. you also have been the attorney general so you knee job pretty well. did you consult with the attorney general when he made his decision to file suit? >> i did. he advised me he had been doing the legal research over the last couple of months about this claim. and we both believed that individual mandate passed by the united states congress is not authorized under the commerce clause of the united states constitution. and so we think it is not a proper act on the people of virginia. we passed a bill during the course of this last general assembly session that went into effect to weeks -- two weeks ago tonight says it is not permissible to force the citizens of virginia to purchase health insurance under penalty of law. we've got standing under that new end actment that i signed today. that's t
not at the white house, but in virginia. virginia governor mcdonnell signed into law that bars the federal government forcing virginians to buy health insurance. he on the record about his state's battle against the federal government. you also have been the attorney general so you knee job pretty well. did you consult with the attorney general when he made his decision to file suit? >> i did. he advised me he had been doing the legal research over the last couple of months about this...
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and in parts of central virginia. continues to ride up 95 giving us a chance of increasing temperatures. through the afternoon tomorrow. now currently roots state. pretty much upper 60s, lower 70s. we will continue to cool off on the mild side of things across the state. so it feels good through the overnight. one of the nights you could probably crack the windows open and allow fresh air to come in. off to the west. look at the clouds building in. we have showers and thunderstorms over central portions of west virginia. and for the most part, i think, most of them breaking up over the next couple of hours as it moves over the mountains into the dryer air. slight chance of central maryland, west of frederick to get a drop or so. maybe here, but it looks like right now most of it will breakup through the overnight. and looking at nice conditions out there thanks to big blue h. high pressure keeping us dry for the most part. back to the west. along the front is where we will see the instability in the atmosphere, fire u
and in parts of central virginia. continues to ride up 95 giving us a chance of increasing temperatures. through the afternoon tomorrow. now currently roots state. pretty much upper 60s, lower 70s. we will continue to cool off on the mild side of things across the state. so it feels good through the overnight. one of the nights you could probably crack the windows open and allow fresh air to come in. off to the west. look at the clouds building in. we have showers and thunderstorms over central...
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>> virginia. >> is it chesapeake, kvirginia? i got it right. twitter picture. this is the chinese red bud at the zoo. we like everything that's blooming out there. it goes back to the allergy problems. i don't know. we have it for a little while longer. new york, raleigh, charleston, washington, will have strong storms from the afternoon to evening hours. some of this will rumble overnight and be with you in the morning, by the way. there's a cold, wet system. >> we will call it partly cloudy overall. a system will usher in some cooler air. there is that front. it will work its way into later in the drive time. cooler air will move in this afternoon. refreshing for the weekend. just a little early. a little early on the woo. go ahead. go ahead. give a big wave. go ahead. that was good, guys. more weather from times square in the next half hour. bob? >> thanks, sam. >>> now, to a cautionary story all parents really should hear about. about the new drug gaining popularity with american 12-year-olds. yes, 12-year-olds. it turns out, it's not marijuana. it's not co
>> virginia. >> is it chesapeake, kvirginia? i got it right. twitter picture. this is the chinese red bud at the zoo. we like everything that's blooming out there. it goes back to the allergy problems. i don't know. we have it for a little while longer. new york, raleigh, charleston, washington, will have strong storms from the afternoon to evening hours. some of this will rumble overnight and be with you in the morning, by the way. there's a cold, wet system. >> we will call...
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against west virginia. and it the most republican team wins, that would be butler. host: what should people take from this? is there anything we can extrapolate knowledge-wise? guest: this kind of polling is more interesting than most of the political polling that gets done. and i think one of the key things to remember is that most americans who votes don't spend a lot of time thinking about politics. they probably spend more time thinking about lose. host: tom, pennsylvania, republican line. i had to call again referring back to the bigoted democrat who suggested that all democrats were more intelligent and republicans were bigots. i have to ask the question, why does this subject in our "post racial world" -- i don't really know anybody as a republican who is a bigot and yet the democrats continue to bring up the subject and suggest any time they don't get what they want, that the republicans are bigoted. h. -- host: lakehurst, new jersey. democrats. sports fans and party id. caller: excuse me? host: spo
against west virginia. and it the most republican team wins, that would be butler. host: what should people take from this? is there anything we can extrapolate knowledge-wise? guest: this kind of polling is more interesting than most of the political polling that gets done. and i think one of the key things to remember is that most americans who votes don't spend a lot of time thinking about politics. they probably spend more time thinking about lose. host: tom, pennsylvania, republican line....
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. >>> the memorials have begun for the miners skilled in the explosion in west virginia. we're going to take you there and explain what happens next. don't go away. we're coming right back. >>> search crews are continuing to recovery bodies from the west virginia coal mine blast. 29 people were killed in monday's explosion. it is being labeled the nation's worst mining disaster in 40 years. president obama says there will be a thorough investigation and accountability for the incident. meantime mourners are remembering those who lost their lives. on the first sunday following the blast many attended church prayer services. >> reporter: they wore many hats, including a coal miner's helmet. the 29 men killed in the upper big branch mine were outdoors men athletes and musicians. they were brothers fathers and friends. >> there is a bond there that i can't explain to no one. it just is a bond that -- brotherhood. >> reporter: has rescuers begin to recover the bodies from monday's explosion loved ones struggle with grief, as they recall loved ones that range from 20 to 61. the
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party target bart stupak tells his constituents this hour he won't run for re-election. >>> in west virginia, another setback, rescuers forced to call off the search for four missing miners due to a fire. let's do this. let's get started. >>> in 11 days supreme court justice john paul stevens will be 90 years old and he says it is time to do something else. after 34 1/2 years on the nation's highest court, he is retiring. in the letter he sent president obama, justice stevens says he will step down after the court finishes its work this summer. at the white house, cnn's dan lothian and our senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin is in new york. jeffrey, i want to start with you because i love talking to you and i don't get an opportunity to do that nearly enough. justice stevens, you know, what are your overall impressions? and then i want to talk to you about his dissent on the court's campaign finance decision, because it was a very strong dissent. and i'm wondering if that might have been a final straw, had he had enough of, you know, pushing back and forth trying to win consensus on this con
party target bart stupak tells his constituents this hour he won't run for re-election. >>> in west virginia, another setback, rescuers forced to call off the search for four missing miners due to a fire. let's do this. let's get started. >>> in 11 days supreme court justice john paul stevens will be 90 years old and he says it is time to do something else. after 34 1/2 years on the nation's highest court, he is retiring. in the letter he sent president obama, justice stevens...
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host: west virginia, republican. caller: i would like to ask, why is obama trying to sell this health care plan? i cannot understand why he sells this program when the party owns it? thank you. guest: i think he is asking what are they trying to sell right now? the democrats are hoping that this legislation will give them a boost in november when not be a real drag on them and cause them to lose office and seats in the house or the senate. public opinion has been very divided on this legislation. they hope it will swing in their direction when people get these details. it will prove more costly than the cbo as estimated over time. it may
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most of this will pass across virginia. we'll be in the northern fringe of that, seeing some rain in our area, tomorrow afternoon. into the evening hours. before it clears out late tomorrow night. look at temperatures. still another mild day. our normal high is 66, 67. that's where we are right now. 66, 68 in washington. a little more sun, south of d.c. 62 in oakland. not too bad out there. and 57 off the water. cooling down in ocean city. still very dry. dew point is down to mid-30s. clouds coming down late tonight. we're going to have to get moist before we see the rain coming down. winds very, very light. they have been out of the south and southwest. here's that little system over portions of northern virginia. it's heading across the carolinas with the rain. now it's in the western carolinas. southwestern virginia getting light rain. all of this is moving off to the east/northeast. just south of washington, bright sunshine. southern maryland. lower eastern shore. and sunshine. this evening, pretty nice sunset in the ne
most of this will pass across virginia. we'll be in the northern fringe of that, seeing some rain in our area, tomorrow afternoon. into the evening hours. before it clears out late tomorrow night. look at temperatures. still another mild day. our normal high is 66, 67. that's where we are right now. 66, 68 in washington. a little more sun, south of d.c. 62 in oakland. not too bad out there. and 57 off the water. cooling down in ocean city. still very dry. dew point is down to mid-30s. clouds...
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those the words of a survivor of the mine collapse in west virginia. the headline from a press briefing less than an hour ago, dangerous methane gasses in the mine. still too dangerous for searchers to enter and attempt any form of rescue. today rues have been drilling holes in the uner big branch mine trying to release some of that poisonous gas. the governor says only "sliver of hope now that the miners still in there will be found alive." meantime, more questions about mine owner massey energy and its ceo don blankenship as the company, more than doubled its profits in '09 to $104 million. the stock actually up fivefold from 11 to 55, simultaneous to a massive spike in violations and an incredible political campaign to disable the west virginia government for enforcement, particularly from the unions. at the upper big branch alone, 197 violations in '08. then profits doubled. and the stock price went up fivefold. and there were 515 violations in '09. so about five times as many, four times as many. 124 violations in just the first three months of th
those the words of a survivor of the mine collapse in west virginia. the headline from a press briefing less than an hour ago, dangerous methane gasses in the mine. still too dangerous for searchers to enter and attempt any form of rescue. today rues have been drilling holes in the uner big branch mine trying to release some of that poisonous gas. the governor says only "sliver of hope now that the miners still in there will be found alive." meantime, more questions about mine owner...
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virginia did not su seed over slavery. virginia stayed in the union at the time of fort sumter. what took them out of the union when abraham lincoln said, we want 75,000 volunteers, your militia and your soldiers in the union to attack the deep south and bring them back to the union, they said we're not going to kill our kinsman. that's how virginia left the union. >> they refused to take sides against the union with the rebels? >> they refused to send their sons to kill their kinfolk. >> to bring back the union? >> kill their kinfolk. >> i think that's a technical point. virginia had slavery and believed in slavery and would have kept it had there not been a civil war. >> wait a minute. there were eight slave states in the union at the time of fort sumter and seven in the confederacy. >> gentlemen, that's not the point. >> the point of the civil war was slavery. >> the point today is bob mcdonnell missed an important opportunity. i'm also a proud great great granddaughter of slaves and we were owned by the phinneys of virginia. that is an american story. there is a broader amer
virginia did not su seed over slavery. virginia stayed in the union at the time of fort sumter. what took them out of the union when abraham lincoln said, we want 75,000 volunteers, your militia and your soldiers in the union to attack the deep south and bring them back to the union, they said we're not going to kill our kinsman. that's how virginia left the union. >> they refused to take sides against the union with the rebels? >> they refused to send their sons to kill their...
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these brutal crimes may be connected to a larger robbery rampage in earth in virginia. something that has business owners worried about who is next. >> it seems to be on the rise and more violence. >> at this restaurant, one man hopped over the counter and used a gun to hit the manager in the head to get money from the safe. his partner stood lookout. >> i do not know what he is capable of. he is capable of anything at that point. >> detectives are looking if they may be the same man who chased a restaurant worker in manassas and pulled her hair to hand over cash. at the same restaurant, customers are surprised at the over the top violent tactics used in these robberies. >> it is unfortunate. >> in a hotel robbery, only one masked man brought to them and took the money. he told the woman to lie on the floor. they are hoping to get tips on these men before somebody gets hurt. >> the citizens' safety. >> prince william county detectives are working with counterparts in alexander and fair fox -- fairfax to see if their crimes are connected. gail pennybacker, abc 7 news. >>
these brutal crimes may be connected to a larger robbery rampage in earth in virginia. something that has business owners worried about who is next. >> it seems to be on the rise and more violence. >> at this restaurant, one man hopped over the counter and used a gun to hit the manager in the head to get money from the safe. his partner stood lookout. >> i do not know what he is capable of. he is capable of anything at that point. >> detectives are looking if they may be...
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as we talk about the situation at the west virginia mine. tell me why a company that had hundreds of violations could continue to operate is mine? >> they continue because it is their legal right to. the mine safety and health administration has responsibility to oversee the safety and health of the mind. it is the mine operator's responsibility to create a workplace free of recognized hazards and monitor the work was continually. we have a right when we see a violation to issue a citation, like a traffic ticket, and if it is serious enough, we can ask and require that miners withdraw from the mine. when the problem is fixed, the mind can continue to operate. host: above the washington post -- the mind avoided harsh penalties. your agency ordered the evacuation from upper branch coal mine 64 times since november of 2009. guest: that is right, we have been there aggressively enforcing the rules. if you see the violation of health and safety standard, you are cited, and if it is serious enough it is ordered closed. if there is a corre the prob
as we talk about the situation at the west virginia mine. tell me why a company that had hundreds of violations could continue to operate is mine? >> they continue because it is their legal right to. the mine safety and health administration has responsibility to oversee the safety and health of the mind. it is the mine operator's responsibility to create a workplace free of recognized hazards and monitor the work was continually. we have a right when we see a violation to issue a...
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james is next, democrat from roanoke, virginia. caller: as a former air force member, working at a couple of command posts, we have a tactical nuclear weapons as well as strategic nuclear weapons. our tactical nuclear weapons are part of our the tactical nuclear weapons part of the start treaty? guest: they are not part of the start treaty, but they are part of the negotiation that president obama has expressed an interest in exploring. one of the things that could potentially come out of the meetings today and tomorrow is a greater interest in addressing other types of nuclear weapons. during the cold war, the greatest concern was the large strategic forces that presented the greatest threat to us and to the soviet union. now with the changing environment at the end of the cold war and the emergence of nuclear terrorism, there is a greater concern for nuclear security across the board, and that includes looking at things like tactical nuclear weapons, which are numerous, over 5000 tactical nuclear weapons around the world and they
james is next, democrat from roanoke, virginia. caller: as a former air force member, working at a couple of command posts, we have a tactical nuclear weapons as well as strategic nuclear weapons. our tactical nuclear weapons are part of our the tactical nuclear weapons part of the start treaty? guest: they are not part of the start treaty, but they are part of the negotiation that president obama has expressed an interest in exploring. one of the things that could potentially come out of the...